Brazilian fans were left satisfied with UFC Rio after a sold-out fight night, full of action.
There were plenty of experienced veterans and prospects on the card, providing knockouts and submissions throughout the night.
Not to forget, Jose Aldo stepped in the Octagon one last time, confirming his retirement from the sport.
But, in terms of the battles, here is everything that occurred after a thrilling night at the Farmasi Arena.
Do Bronx Submits Gamrot and Challenges Holloway
The headliner was certainly an anticipated one for Rio as a Brazilian fan-favourite took to the stage.
Charles Oliveira was aiming to redeem his brutal first-round knockout loss to Ilia Topuria at UFC 317.
Mateusz Gamrot stepped in for this five-round main event on short notice after Rafael Fiziev pulled out due to injury.
The #8 contender had his eyes set on moving up the rankings and claiming the biggest triumph of his career.
The fight began with both men testing each other on the feet before ‘Gamer’ attempted a takedown.
With the submission threat that the #4 contender is, he threatened an Armbar in the first round, which came very close to a tap.
Eventually, in the second round, Oliveira managed to take down Gamrot before taking the back, locking in a Rear-Naked Choke, and securing an incredible win in home territory.
‘Do Bronxs’ extends his record of most UFC finishes and called out Max Holloway in the post-fight interview for a shot at the BMF title in the future.
Figueiredo Secures Redemption Against Bantamweight Prospect
The co-main event featured another beloved fighter in Brazil trying to get back on the win column.
Deiveson Figueiredo was on a two-fight losing streak, with his last loss coming against recent title challenger Cory Sandhagen.
Montel Jackson was on a six-fight win streak and had recently been placed #15 in the 135-pound rankings.
‘Quik’ had the opportunity to boost up nine places in the rankings if he could succeed in enemy territory.
The fight didn’t provide a lot of thrills, although ‘Deus da Guerra’ slightly stunned Jackson at the end of the first round.
Both men were carefully trying to time their strikes and takedowns to ensure they would pick up the victory.
Despite not getting a great reaction from the crowd at the end of the three-round bout, it was deemed very close according to the judges.
Figueiredo did enough to win the fight by split decision, returning to winning ways and keeping his dream alive of becoming a two-division champion.
The Other Highlights from UFC Rio
Joel Alvarez displayed dominance in his Welterweight debut after taking his fight with Vicente Luque on short notice.
The Spaniard defeated ‘The Silent Assassin’ by unanimous decision, increasing his win streak to four in the UFC.
Mario Pinto made himself a bigger prospect in the Heavyweight division after picking up his second UFC win.
The Portuguese mixed martial artist stopped Jhonata Diniz by second-round TKO, leaving the Brazilian crowd silent.
Kaan Ofli started the main card off with a sensational first-round Rear-Naked Choke win against Ricardo Ramos.
Michael Aswell Jr picked up his first UFC win in tremendous style after stopping Lucas Almeida by first-round TKO.
Jafel Filho returned to the win column after submitting Clayton Carpenter with a Kimura Lock at the end of round one.
Vitor Petrino made the Rio crowd go wild after knocking out Thomas Petersen in the third round, making it his second consecutive win at Heavyweight.
Beatriz Mesquita put the Women’s Bantamweight division on notice after submitting Irina Alekseeva in round two with a Rear-Naked Choke.
Lucas Rocha put on a dominant performance to secure an unanimous decision win over Stewart Nicoll.
Julia Polastri took out UFC veteran Karolina Kowalkiewicz with a nasty TKO triumph in the third round.
Luan Lacerda began UFC Rio with a fascinating second-round Armbar, submitting Saimon Oliveira to grab his first win in the organisation.